Song Description
The singer joins a sexy stranger for ice cream and they flirt and consume ice cream "all over town". She gets tough, then friendly, then leaves him. He eats one more ice cream for the road. The mood is sophisticated yet silly, tough yet jaunty.
| Song Length |
4:27 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Charming, Jovial |
Subject |
Attracted, Crush, Alchohol, Beer, Wine |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
she was eating ice cream, licking her lips
down by the United Fried Chicken truck
she was harder than a hammer,
smoother than a spoon,
and higher than a hot air balloon
I sat right down
she said I?m waiting for a friend
I said "we all start out as strangers" with this grin
then I ordered two more of whatever she was having
that?s when she told me just what she was all about
she said blood and whiskey, smoke and steel
If you wanna get to know how I feel
I got a man, see, who understands me
And I ain?t got time wasting just talking with you
the man said "sprinkles" I said yes
I said I don?t know what you mean I was just trying to be nice
I don?t carry bad intentions
I handed her the cone
I said if your man understands you how come you?re here all alone?
She said its blood whiskey smoke and steel
If you wanna get to know how I feel
I got a man, see, who understands me
And I ain?t got time wasting just talking with you
And then she didn?t say nothing, she was wiping off her fingers
she got cherry ice cream, underneath her ring
and when she took the ring off and her hand was free
it was as easy as loving is supposed to be
she had me up, down,
she pushed me around
we were sipping from the same straw all over town
she took a step back, she said it made her think twice
she said feeling this good, you know, it don?t feel right
Cause it?s blood whiskey, smoke and steel
If you wanna get to know how I feel
I got a man, see, who understands me
And I ain?t got time wasting just talking with you
Well she picked up and left me paying the check
I had one more for the road just before I left
the man said hey buddy, I think you?ve had enough
and I said I?ll say when, - you just keep setting me up!
cause it?s blood and whiskey, smoke and steel
if you want to get to know, sonny, how I feel
I ain?t no man want to make you understand me
and I ain?t got time wasting just talking with you